Section 1204 - Criminal offenses and penalties(a) IN GENERAL.-Any person who violates section 1201 or 1202 willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain-(1) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, for the first offense; and(2) shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both, for any subsequent offense.(b) LIMITATION FOR NONPROFIT LIBRARY, ARCHIVES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, OR PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENTITY.-Subsection (a) shall not apply to a nonprofit library, archives, educational institution, or public broadcasting entity (as defined under section 118(f)).(c) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.-No criminal proceeding shall be brought under this section unless such proceeding is commenced within 5 years after the cause of action arose.Added Pub. L. 105-304, title I, §103(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876; amended Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title V, §5004(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-593; Pub. L. 111-295, §6(f)(3), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3181.EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2010-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111-295 substituted "118(f)" for "118(g)".1999-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-113 amended heading and text of subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Subsection (a) shall not apply to a nonprofit library, archives, or educational institution."